1974 Moto Guzzi 850T - A Prized Possession 

Haha. It was a little tongue and cheek… but no, I’m not a Goose expert… my friend was. Ridden it, I have. I think I commuted on it about 8,000 miles in 18-ish months.

@@JohnHowerton137 thank you for replying, it’s a great bike and I understand why you call it a prized possession

Wish I had a garage here in Hawaii so I could pimp it out and commute on it once again. It wouldn't last in this climate without protection and no time to restore it without a garage to strew parts across 😞 #Someday

They're head turners for sure. Just so damn weirdly unique.

About 18 years ago last time I looked up the specs 😆 I think the tractor part was a brainfart. Was it maybe based on a aircraft engine? I was remembering it being 585, but maybe it was 485 (assuming dry). The manufacturers are always a bunch of damn liars on those numbers anyway 🤣 I get people telling me my 690 is 308 pounds when I say it's 350. Watched a Baja bike build on that bike where they stripped off like 45lbs from the stock bike and it was still like 340 with gas or something 🤣 One of the videos I told them if they were going to say that, they'd have to show me a video proving it. No takers in a year. Haha Goose is a fun crusty old bike. I miss it. Wish I had a place to store it here. It's just fast enough handles well enough to have fun. Didn't want to be an organ donor on a GSXR or Duke.

Pretty fun bike to ride too. Can be had pretty cheaply if you can find them. I paid $1,200 for this and put about $700 into it (?). Upgraded to digital ignition, Avon Super Venom tires, K&N filters and then rode it for 2-3 years didn't even change the oil 🤣 One carb clean due to bad fuel from a gas station. Thats when I quit running 92 in it and switched to 87 that doesn't sit in the station tanks too long and goes bad. Fun project if a guy has a nice work area. I'd take it back to showroom condition if I had a garage.

Right on! They're neat machines. Don't see myself ever selling it. It's not worth $ wise what it brings me in enjoyment... even if i don't get to ride it.

I enjoy it. She's been thousands of miles away and I haven't ridden her for 11 years, but I still love it. Hope to do a nice restoration some day.

Yeah, the square jugs look too 1980's. Someday she'll be back on the road, but I'd spend my life trying to keep her from rotting in Hawaii. It would take all of about 20 mins for the brakes to rust closed after each ride.

I enjoy that it's a cruiser, but it actually handles pretty decent in twisties. Harley in general is mostly a hunk of overpriced metal to me. Better than no bike, but I can't say I've ever enjoyed riding one.

110/100-18 I think 🤣

@@JohnHowerton137 Nice man! Ahead of its time for a vintage bike🤙👍

Good tip. I've seen that when it comes to guns. It's soaked with lots of stuff right now 🤣 Maybe this summer I can get it out and spray it off and re-coat it. It's been buried in bowels of my folk's remodel for more than a year 🤣

You know what? They might be. They don't have any rust or anything. Bike is 3,000 miles away so I can't check.